Scientists overcame equipment failure, space constraints and shark-infested waters to do real-time DNA sequencing in…
Month: August 2014
Anesthesia professionals not sufficiently aware of risks of postoperative cognitive side effects
Postsurgical cognitive side effects can have major implications for the level of care, length of…
Deaths rise with shift from in-hospital to outpatient procedures for common urology surgeries, study shows
As hospitals have shifted an array of common urological surgeries from inpatient procedures to outpatient,…
Natural (born) killer cells battle pediatric leukemia
A select team of immune-system cells can be multiplied in the lab, creating an army…
Red v. Blue state knowledge about abortion examined
A new survey uncovers surprising findings regarding political polarization and knowledge about abortion and health….
Red eye feels endless? Blame the internet: Price has become most important factor for airlines
The Internet has affected performance and product quality in the airline industry, especially flight times,…
Quasi-legal drug 15 times stronger than heroin hides in plain sight
Emergency physicians should expect ‘an upswing in what on the surface appear to be heroin…
500 million year reset for immune system
A single factor can reset the immune system of mice to a state likely similar…
Project serves up big data to guide managing America’s coastal waters
Researchers have given a sweeping assessment to understand how human activities are affecting estuaries, the…
New tool makes online personal data more transparent
XRay is a new tool that reveals which data in a web account, such as…